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The Nagamachi Samurai District is a historic neighborhood in the Korinbo area of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the residences of Kaga Domain samurai once stood. Earthen walls and stone-paved alleys line the streets, while the gentle flow of the Onosho-yosui and Kuratsuki-yosui canals adds to the atmosphere. With the Nomura Samurai House and several museums preserving samurai culture scattered throughout, this popular destination evokes the feel of an Edo-period castle town. In spring, cherry blossoms bring color to the earthen walls and residences; in winter, straw matting (komo-gake) and snow create a quiet, evocative scene.
Nagamachi in Kanazawa is the Kaga domain's preserved samurai quarter, with earthen-walled lanes, historic residences, gardens, and museums.
The Ashigaru Museum in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district preserves two real homes of foot soldiers and shows how their families lived.
Takada Family Samurai Residence is a free site in Kanazawa's Nagamachi with a restored longhouse gate, servants' rooms, and a stroll garden.
A free rest house in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district, with restrooms, tourist maps, volunteer guides, and a local history exhibit.
A Nagamachi garden built in 1894 by a former Kaga-clan samurai who longed for Kenrokuen, now open to the public in Kanazawa since 2025.
The Nagamachi residence of a Kaga-clan samurai family in Kanazawa, with an award-winning garden, a tearoom, and antique heirlooms.
In Kanazawa, this museum holds 9,000 heirlooms from one of the Kaga clan's top retainer families, founded by Toshiie's 2nd son.
A Michelin-starred museum in an 1878 merchant pharmacy, displaying Kaga wedding culture and crafts from Kanazawa's century-old shops.